A water service disruption is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, affecting facilities on Rend City Road from South ...

REND LAKE (WSIL) — Thousands spent Saturday night at the fourth annual trick-or-treat event at Rend Lake Campground. Kids dressed in costumes and walked to different camp-sites which were decorated ...

BENTON - Rend Lake's South Marcum Recreational Area will be open again next week, officials announced Tuesday. Budget shortfalls had forced the closure of the area, which includes South Marcum ...

REND LAKE, Ill. (KFVS) -The Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds and many day use areas at Rend Lake will remain closed until further notice due to ...

REND LAKE, Ill. (KFVS) - Due to the shelter-in-place order in effect in Illinois, campgrounds and many day use areas at Rend Lake will stay closed until further notice. As a result, all camping ...

SESSER, Ill. (AP) -- Officials from the Rend Lake coal mine near this southern Illinois town said Monday they will cut production in the months ahead, either by trimming the hours the mine operates or ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - The Wine & Art Festival at Rend Lake is returning to southern Illinois. According to a release from the Rend Lake Conservancy District, the festival has been a favorite for wine, ...

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - Rend Lake crested at its second-highest level ever on Sunday, April 6. That’s according to the Rend Lake Project Office. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend ...

BENTON - The only thing sinking faster than the water level at a rain-parched Rend Lake in August is the amount of proposed federal funding for the lake, one of the region's top tourist attractions ...

In many lakes, crappie fishing quickly comes to an end following the spawning season. At the sprawling Rend Lake in Southern Illinois, however, crappie fishing is a year-round activity. You can just ...